conversion

ot noun

1. The act of converting something or someone. His conversion to Christianity
2. Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property. the conversion of a horse
3. A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition. the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions
4. A software product converted from one platform to another.